Structural characterization of aquatic humic substances - The need for a multiple method approach

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-170

  Abbt Braun, Gudrun ^a   Lankes, Ulrich ^a   Frimmel, Fritz H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Humic substances; Isolation; Refractory organic substances; Structural characterization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; HUMIC SUBSTANCE;

EID: 3042847451     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-004-0711-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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